Bag dispenser



Dec. 25, 1956 P. w. MESTMAN ET AL 2,775,365

BAG DISPENSER 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed March 6, 1953 PERCY m MESTMAN 8 JAYJ. R055,

' INVENTORS.

HUEBNER, BEEHLER, WORREL a HERZIG 8y Arromvmfs P. w. MESTMAN ET AL2,775,365

Dec. 25 1956 BAG DISPENSER 2 Sheets-Shet 2 Filed March 6, 1955 PERCY W.MESTMAN 's JAY J. R088,

INVENTORS.

HUEBNER, BEEHLER,

WORREL a HERZIG,

means economical ir'i- *rii'an ract e ristic s-capableof-easy'andrelatively inexpensive mass "t roaunon.

I 'BAG DISPENSER i ercy Mestman, Nuys, andJay J. Ross,

, i "CuluerCity, 7

- Application Maren 6, 1953, Seria'FNO. 340,878

p tonn s. c air-44 This invention relates 'to dispensers, and moreparticularly to a paper bag dispenser, especially of a typeto tainarticle's-er 'merchandi'sepurchased in "retail stores.

are presentedforwardly throu'gli a suitalale opening providedinthecontainer "therefor.

Itis also desired by 'this constructionan'd invention to pro ide readilyreleasable and adequately retentive I I I I I leasa'bly "retainingthebags in a transverse direction, but with 'sunieient facility-oi lateralmovement that the same may accommodate bags of various sizesWithin-predetermined limits; I i i It is accordingly-among ;the'object'sof invention 'topro'vi'de anew and iinp'rdved'bag" container anddispensrajngeof preselected'sizes I I V It" is-al'so "among the-objectsof this inventionto provide a dispenser'ofthe desired characterdescribed *which' convenient in use, whether' for jthe insertion of anew and-withdrawal. v

i If is also among the objects er this invention to p'rovidea new andimproved paper bag" dispenser er rela- -'ti vely*siiriple construction,fullyfp'rove'd in operation, u facture, of minimu qdiniensienal w1t 1n'the limits or the intended i1'se','and

V Itis alsoamorigtlieobjectsof thisinventiontcfliinprove "over prior III generally similar purpo's'es.

devices heretofore I intended to" accomplish ese and other objects"=and-purposes will be-"more fully understood by referenceto'the"accompanying-specificationconsideredinwthe, light of the drawingsand the aplg end'edc'l'ai r'ns.

In the drawings i -Figure -1 is a perspective front lv iew of a rpaperbag dispenser embodying this invention-.1

'1: Figure-2; is a plan sectional view taken as on-a l ii1e 2i-2 'l ff i'lk Figure 3 is a vertical sectional vieWJtaken as on a line I 3-3 ofFigure 2.

i ed. S e Pa er- The cabinet further has sides 27, a front 28, and aback 29. A-bottom'30=convenientlyincludesa suitable support 31. i t

An y number of bag compartments may be p'ut'ina single cabinetyb'ut, asshown, the cabinetisdi'vided into two compartments 32 and 33 separatedby a central vertical partition 34. I

A longitudinally extending-foot or abutment SS defines, together withthelower edge 36 of the door"24.and the sidewallportions designated by thenumerals 28, bag dispensing openings 37 and 38in the embodiment shown.

Th e'flo'or is provided with a front to back, orfor- Wardly' directed,guide as in the form of channelwstrips 40 and 41 adapted to receive theside edges'42'of a guide piece-43, longitudinally slidablelthereinandsupporting an upstanding -arm '44;which-in turnholds a pressure plate 45in a vertical position in and transversely of the respective chambers'37 and 38; a

' The ar'm 44 is optionally integral with the slide 43 and the' latteris also optionally integral with a down-turned ear 46 complementary to alug 47' secured tothe front wall28o'f the cabinet; A coil spring 49normally urges the pressure plate 45, through said arm 44 and slide 43forwardly within a corresponding bag holding compartment i One-sidewall'of any bag holding partition includes'a laterally directedfinger-piece 50' secured to said side "wan; for-example 34,; by means ofan angle bracket 51 in part defining said finger-piece 50. If desired,said finger-piece 50 may be struck inwardly from such parftitionf34 in'lieu of the use of aseparate angle bracket A laterally or inwardly urgedpressure plate is mounted on a1iarm61"secured to a slide 62 adapted for'sli'dable frictionalmovement between spaced guides 63.

Downwar'dly directed ears 6'4 and 65, the latter being J adapted todr'aw the'latera'l pressure plate 60 outwardly towards the='side"27'.Themanipulable finger-piece 66 :is

secured toth'e ear by means of the end 67 of the coil spring 6501itheone hand and a nut 68 threaded upon the.shank 69-0fthe finger-piece,in the drawing comprising a threaded eyebolt. r

The cabinet is mounted upon the support 31, which in turn fis secured asby screws- 7010 a preferably'horizontal supporting s'tructure 71'whichmay, for example, be a table, a counter,-o'r other suitable base. i

"The pressure plate 60 is 'formed with an inwardly a'n'd transverselydirected finger 72-optionally in thezfOl'm Figure 4 is a verticalfragmentary sectional view, taken as one line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary detailed view, taken as on a line 5--5 ofFigure 4. I

Referring more particularly to the drawings, there is shown by way ofillustration but not of strict limitation a dispenser comprisingacabinet generally designated by the reference numeral 20, including atapered top 21, preferably having slanting sidewalls 22 and front wall23, the latter being provided with a door 24 hinged as at 25 along thetop 26.

' lnithe use anduoperation of the dispenser asuitable number-ofpaper-bags 75 ofagiven size are positioned-in the dispenser asshoWnmostclearly :in" Figures :1" and :3.

' mhe bagsnnap be placedin thisiposition withinithercabinet by openingthe door 24, which then assumes its dotted position as in Figure 3,manually forcing the forwardly urged pressure plate 45 rearwardlyagainst tension of the coil spring 49, and inserting the bags in theirfolded condition as shown downwardly through the opening left by thedoor 24. Optionally, however, in view of the relatively large spacebetween the cooperative and complementary fingers 50 and 72 the bags maybe forced rearwardly, afterlifting the door 24, until they clear thefingers 50 and 72 either with or without retracting the lateral pressureplate 60 by means of the manipulable finger-piece 66, or by directpressure upon the plate 60.

Patented Dec. 25, 1956 i .When a group of bags have beenv placed withinthe container and the door closed at 24, the upper ends 76 are deflectedrearwardly by the door. Such rearward deflection, while not necessary,is. advantageous in causing the desired tilting action 77 around apivotestablished by the upper edge 77 of the pressure plate 45. Whether withor without such pivoting action against the bags 75, the lowerends ofthe bags are urged against the abutment 35 due to the urging of theforwardly biased pressure plate 45, and the folded bottoms -78 of thebags being positioned within the dispenser cabinet as shown protrude asthe respective bags are exposed for removal through the openings 37 or38 of the respective bag holding compartments, each of which may containbags of different sizes from those contained in any other compartment.That is to say, the respective compartments can be distinct not only infunction but also in structure, so that any single cabinet may containas many bag holding compartments as desired.

Any suitable material may be employed for the cabinet and the variousparts thereof illustrated and described. It has been found that sheetmetal is a material of choice in all parts except the springs 49 and 65and the manipulative finger-piece 66.

Although I-have herein shown and described my invention in what I haveconceived to be the most practical and preferred embodiment, it isrecognized that departures may be made therefrom within the scope of myinvention, which is not to be limited to the details disclosed hereinbut is to be accorded the full scope of the claims so as to embrace anyand all equivalent structures and devices.

We claim:

1. .In a dispenser for paper bags comprising a frame having a bottomwall means and side wall means and defining a front opening, the noveltycomprising: finger means extending laterally inwardly from a fixed oneof said side wall means, first pressure means including spring means fornormally biasing said bags forwardly in said frame and against saidfinger means, second pressure meansincluding spring means mounted in theframe for normally urging said bags laterally against said fixed one ofsaid side wall means, and another finger piece on said secondpressuremeans directed laterally towards and complementary to said firstmentioned finger means.

2. In a dispenser for paper bags, a frame defining a forward opening andhaving a bottom wall and side walls,

said frame defining an abutment at the bottom edge of said opening,finger means fixed relative to one ofsaid walls of the frame spacedinwardly from said opening and extending parallel to the plane of saidopening toward the other side wall, pressure plate means normally urgingsaid bags forwardly in said frame towards said opening at theside ofthedispenser corresponding to said second pressure plate means, connectedto said second lateral pressure plate means, and mounted in said frame,for retracting said second lateral pressure plate means.

4. A bag dispenser as defined in claim 3, said frame including a frontwall means above said opening and sloping rearwardly from 'said openingfor engaging the top portions of said bags and deflecting themrearwardly thereat in a manner to flex the bags and cause the bottoms toprotrude through said opening.

5. A bag dispenser as defined'in claim 2, said forwardly urged pressureplate means being normally spaced from said one side wall and saidsecond pressure plate means and being adapted to engage the centralportion of said bags at positions spaced inwardly from the outermostmargins of said bags causing said bags to bow outwardly about a verticalaxis between said finger means and finger piece.

6. A bag dispenser comprising a cabinet havinga top, sides, a back, anda bottom, and having an open front portion, abutment means defining thelower edge of said open front portion, finger means'at eitherside ofsaid open front portion adapted to engage the front side edges of a bagpositioned in the dispenser cabinet, one of said finger means beingspring urged to a position for engagement against the correspondingfront side edge of said bag and including a spring urged pressure platealso urged by said spring-against the corresponding side edge of saidbag, and another spring urged pressure means in the cabinet normallyurging said bag forwardly out of said open front portion against saidfinger means and said front wall means normally sloping rearwardly fromsaid opening for engaging the top portions of said bags and deflectingthem rearwardlythereat in a manner to flex thebottoms of the bags towardsaid opening. 4

8. In adispenser for paper bags comprising a fram having a bottom wallmeans and side wall means and defining a front opening, the noveltycomprising finger means extending laterally inwardly from said side wallmeans, an abutment means for the bottom edges of said bags on the frameat the bottom of said opening, first pressure means including springmeans for normally biasing said bags forwardly in said frame and againstsaid finger means and said abutment means, second pressure meansincluding spring means mountedin the frame for normally urging said bagslaterally against said side wall means from which said finger meansextend, and another finger piece on said second pressure means directedlaterally towards and complementary to said first mentioned fingermeans.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS969,135 Crabtree Aug; 30, 1910 1,490,070 Korth Apr. 8, 1924 1,753,569 7Irving Apr.-8, 1930 2,208,470 Olund July 16, 1940

